Hungary passes amendment to constitution which bans public LGBTQ+ events and recognises only two genders

Budapest Pride (Image: Wikipedia Commons)

The Hungarian government has voted to pass an amendment to its constitution which will ban all public events by LGBTQ+ communities.

The amendment follows on from a law which was fast-tracked last month to ban Pride marches from taking place in the country on the basis that such events could harm children’s “moral development.” This law also controversially allows police to use facial recognition technology to identify people who attend such events and fine them up to 200,000 Hungarian forints (£412) for their attendance.

In order to pass, the amendment required a two-thirds majority vote, which it received when it passed by a vote of 140 for to 21 against.

The amendment was proposed by the ruling Fidesz-KDNP coalition led by current Prime Minister Viktor

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